EP2297412B1 - Schallabsorptionsmaterial und verfahren zur herstellung von schallabsorptionsmaterial - Google Patents

Schallabsorptionsmaterial und verfahren zur herstellung von schallabsorptionsmaterial Download PDF

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EP2297412B1
EP2297412B1 EP08874335.6A EP08874335A EP2297412B1 EP 2297412 B1 EP2297412 B1 EP 2297412B1 EP 08874335 A EP08874335 A EP 08874335A EP 2297412 B1 EP2297412 B1 EP 2297412B1
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fibrous web
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Michael William Coates
Marek Henryk Kierzkowski
Philip John Gibbons
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Definitions

  • Sound absorption materials are used in a variety of applications including motor vehicles, machinery and buildings. These materials act to reduce noise transmission and/or reflection in the particular application and can be made from fibrous materials.
  • WO 95/25634 relates to a composite material for sound and heat insulation, consisting of a compacted scrim of fibres and a foil, in which, in particular, health hazards are reduced by the processing of the particles of the composite material, it is proposed that the fibre scrim consist of a layer of non-woven material bonded to the foil in a web-like manner.
  • GB 2 421 251 discloses an acoustic sheet insulation compring a layer of compressible homogeneous mixture of polyester fibre and carbonized acrylic fibre.
  • the sheet insulation may be in a serpentine form, and include additional edge or intermediate layers of thermobondable material to entrance the performance thereof.
  • the sheet may further include an acoustic layer of polypropylene melt blown fibres having a density of 300-500 g/m 2 and layer thickness of 4-8mm and a layer of EDPM of thickness in the range of 80-120% the thickness of the layer of homogenous mixture.
  • US 6524691 discloses a sound absorbing-insulating structure for vehicles comprising a sound absorbing layer which contains cellulose fibers containing cotton yarns, pulp fibers, etc. and synthetic resin as principal components.
  • the sound absorbing-insulating structure for vehicles in which a content rate of the synthetic resin is in the range of 0.01 to 80 wt %, and a surface density is in the range of 0.2 to 3 kg/m2, is provided.
  • Certain embodiments relate to a method of manufacturing a sound absorption material.
  • the method comprises forming a low density fibrous web to act as a porous bulk absorber, the fibrous web having a density of more than 10 kg/m 3 and less than 120 kg/m 3 and containing a proportion of bi-component fibres, each bi-component fibre having a core material and a sheath material around the core material, the sheath material having a lower melting point than the core material.
  • the method further comprises applying a facing layer directly to the fibrous web, the facing layer being adhesively compatible with the sheath material and having a thickness between 5 and 100 micrometers.
  • the method further comprises heating the fibrous web to a temperature sufficient to soften the sheath material of at least some of the bi-component fibres for adhesion to the thin facing layer.
  • the method further comprises pressing the facing layer and fibrous web together under low pressure such that at least part of the facing layer directly contacts the softened sheath material of at least some of the bi-component fibres to form an adhesive bond between the facing layer and the fibrous web.
  • the facing layer comprises a film layer having a thickness of between 5 and 100 micrometers.
  • the thickness may alternatively be between 10 and 25 micrometers.
  • the thickness of the film layer may be 15 micrometers. The thinner the film, the better, as long as it has sufficient structural integrity to resist being damaged or destroyed during normal handling.
  • the fibrous web may have a thickness of between 4 and 50 millimetres before being pressed together with the film layer.
  • the thickness of the fibrous web may be between 4 and 25 millimetres.
  • various thicknesses can be used for the fibrous web, a practical maximum thickness is 50 millimetres and a practical minimum thickness is 4 millimetres.
  • the low pressure under which the facing layer and fibrous web are pressed together may be such that the fibrous web is compressed by between 5% and 80% of its thickness. This pressure may be applied evenly across the fibrous web to increase bulk density substantially throughout the fibrous web.
  • the temperature to which the fibrous web is heated to soften the sheath material of the bi-component fibres depends upon the physical properties of the sheath material.
  • the temperature may be 140°C to 160°C.
  • the temperature may be 150°C.
  • the temperature may be higher, for example 180°C.
  • the method may further comprise applying a second facing layer to a second face of the fibrous web, the second facing layer being adhesively compatible with the sheath material.
  • the pressing may comprise pressing the second facing layer and the fibrous web together under low pressure such that at least part of the second facing layer contacts the softened sheath of at least some of the bi-component fibres to form an adhesive bond between the second facing layer and the fibrous web.
  • the second facing layer may comprise the same material as the first facing layer. Alternatively, the materials of the first and second facing layers may be different, in which case the thicknesses of the facing layers may be different.
  • the fibrous web may be a first fibrous web and the method may further comprise pressing a second low density fibrous web together with the second facing layer under low pressure to adhere a first side of the second fibrous web to the second facing layer.
  • the second fibrous web may comprise a proportion of bi-component fibres that each have a core material and a sheath material in the manner of the bi-component fibres described above in relation to the first fibrous web.
  • the method may further comprise, prior to pressing a second fibrous web together with the second facing layer, applying an adhesive substance to the first side of the second fibrous web.
  • the adhesive substance may be adhesively compatible with both the second facing layer and the second fibrous web.
  • the adhesive substance may be provided in the form of a hot melt adhesive powder, web, net, spray, or film form.
  • the method may further comprise activating the hot melt adhesive substance just prior to bringing the second fibrous web into contact with the second film, so as to form a permanent bond between the two layers.
  • the hot melt adhesive may comprise one of a polyethylene, polypropylene, EVA, or polyamide, or other adhesively compatible polymer with an appropriate melt temperature.
  • the adhesive substance may also comprise a water or solvent based adhesive system, or may comprise a pressure sensitive adhesive applied in accordance with known lamination processes.
  • the method may further comprise applying a third facing layer to a second side of the second fibrous web.
  • the third facing layer may be adhesively compatible with the sheath of the bi-component fibres of the second fibrous web.
  • the method may further comprise heating the second fibrous web to a temperature sufficient to soften the sheath material of at least some of the bi-component fibres.
  • the method may further comprise pressing the third facing layer and the second fibrous web together under low pressure such that at least part of the third facing layer contacts the softened sheath material of at least some of the bi-component fibres to form an adhesive bond between the third facing layer and the second fibrous web.
  • the bi-component fibres may be blended within the structure of the fibrous web.
  • the bi-component fibres are formed of short lengths chopped from extruded bi-component fibres.
  • the bi-component fibres may have a linear mass density of between 2 and 6 Denier (2.2 to 6.6 dtex) per fibre filament.
  • the bi-component fibres may have a sheath to core ratio (in cross-sectional area) of 25% to 35%, for example 30%.
  • the bi-component fibres may have a staple length between 3-4 millimetres up to 70 millimetres for carded fibrous webs.
  • the length of the bi-component fibres is between 32 to 64 millimetres, with an average or common length of 51 millimetres staple length, being typical of those used in fibre carding processes.
  • Short bicomponent fibres may be used in some other nonwoven processes, such as the formation of air laid fibrous webs.
  • the facing layer may be adhered only to the sheath material of the bi-component fibres in the fibrous web.
  • the low density fibrous web is a porous bulk absorber with an air flow resistivity of more than 1,000 and less than 60,000 mks Rayls/m.
  • the air flow resistivity may alternatively be between 2,500 and 40,000 mks Rayls/m or between about 3,000 and 20,000 mks Rayls/m.
  • the air flow resistivity may alternatively be 5,600 mks Rayls/m.
  • the low density fibrous web has_a bulk density of less than 120 kg/m 3 .
  • the density may be less than 60 kg/m 3 .
  • the density may be less than 30 kg/m 3 .
  • the density may be less than 15 kg/m 3 .
  • the density is as low as 10 kg/m 3 , but will generally be higher due to practical considerations, such as mechanical integrity.
  • the density of the examples described herein vary between 14 and 56 kg/m 3 .
  • the facing layer may comprise a linear low density coextruded polyethylene film of 15 micrometers thickness.
  • the fibrous web may be produced by a nonwoven manufacturing process involving blending adhesive bi-component fibres and conventional staple fibres and forming a web.
  • the fibrous web may be formed by cross lapped, vertically lapped, air-laid, or other typical nonwoven web-forming processes.
  • the fibrous web may be bonded by through air bonding, or may be mechanically consolidated, for example by a needling process. Subsequent to mechanical consolidation, the fibrous web may be thermally bonded.
  • the described embodiments are not limited in relation to fibre orientation.
  • the adhesive sheath material of the bi-component fibres may be formed from low surface energy polymers that are adhesively compatible with the selected facing layer or layers.
  • Polymers for the adhesive sheath of the bi-component fibres may be selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide and co-polyester.
  • the core of the bi-component fibres may be polyester, for example.
  • thermoplastic resin In dry lamination, a thermoplastic resin is melted to cause adhesion between the facing material and the substrate.
  • the facing may comprise a low melting point material that will itself act as a "self-adhesive" facing with the application of heat.
  • an adhesive may be applied in the form of a dry thermoplastic hot melt resin in the form of powder, web, net, spray, or film.
  • the heat to melt the adhesive resin is applied by direct contact, for example hot calendar, or indirectly, for example infra-red radiation or hot air.
  • the adhesive must be selected carefully so as to ensure a good adhesion both to the facing and substrate. For good adhesion, the surface energy of the adhesive must be less than the surface energy of the substrate.
  • water and solvent based adhesives are used to provide adhesion between a facing material and a substrate. Again, the adhesive must be selected carefully so as to ensure a good adhesion to both the facing and the substrate.
  • the parameters defining effective adhesion by dry lamination, of a facing to a fibrous web are temperature, pressure, and the period for which the heat is applied. If the contact time is short, as with a hot roller, then adhesion requires the use of relatively high temperatures and higher pressures. This compromises the thickness of the fibrous web unless it has sufficient density to resist the compressive effects of hot roller lamination.
  • the addition of a thin membrane facing to a porous bulk absorber can provide much greater sound absorption than for the porous bulk absorber alone.
  • the thin impermeable film acts as a membrane sound absorber, exhibiting a peak in sound absorption corresponding to the resonant frequency of the film and the depth of space behind the membrane, which corresponds with the thickness of the porous bulk absorber.
  • the porous bulk absorber couples to the membrane and provides a mechanical and acoustic impedance to the overall system, thus providing a broad spectrum of sound absorption around the resonant frequency of the membrane.
  • the porous bulk absorber should have a low modulus so that it does not impart stiffness to the membrane.
  • the porous bulk absorber which is in this instance a fibrous web acting as a laminating substrate, should be as soft as is feasible, or have a low compliance.
  • the film membrane should also be soft and flexible.
  • a light plastic film is appropriate as the film membrane. In an ideal situation the membrane would simply be placed onto the substrate without any adhesion at all, however this must be rendered into practice so that the membrane is allowed to float as freely as possible relative to the porous bulk absorber, while still maintaining adhesion thereto.
  • the fibrous web, acting as the porous bulk absorber be particularly soft, and that the film facing layer is adhered with a high degree of flexibility so that the film facing layer, acting as a membrane, has a high degree of freedom.
  • Fibre-based porous bulk sound absorption materials with impermeable single or double-sided thin film facings can be used to achieve a very lightweight, highly sound-absorbing composite that provides sound absorption equivalent to much thicker and heavier unfaced materials.
  • These laminates can be manufactured using cross-laid thermally bonded porous bulk fibrous absorbers.
  • fibrous webs having fibres that are aligned to some extent in the vertical direction demonstrate superior mechanical integrity and resistance to delamination due to the orientation of the fibres.
  • Such a construction can be found in vertically-laid thermally bonded porous bulk fibrous absorbers, manufactured for instance by the Struto or V-Lap processes, and is also found to a lesser degree in some airlaid nonwoven fibrous webs.
  • Thin membrane-faced sound absorbers can use less raw material, and can be produced with less energy, and can provide more sound absorption and significantly reduced environmental impact compared with heavier, less efficient porous bulk absorbers.
  • These laminates can be manufactured using hot melt adhesive films, applied through a flat bed laminator under controlled temperature, pressure and contact time.
  • the expensive hot melt films can be replaced by thin plastic films, such as those used in diaper manufacture, adhered to the web by a scatter application of hot melt adhesive powder or similarly effective adhesive applied to the fibrous web.
  • a hot melt film can be applied to the underside of the web, and a powder scatter application and thin plastic film can be applied to the upper side of the web, so producing a double-faced laminate, ie a fibrous web with both a first and second facing layer.
  • This laminate has the advantage of providing a product which, when applied in use in a vehicle, for example, does not require separate left and right handed components.
  • Described embodiments relate to the production of sound absorption materials having a self-laminating fibrous web that will adhere to a compatible facing layer, without the need for any adhesive layers, and eliminate the need for the use of any additional adhesives, such as adhesive powders, webs, films, or nets, or any other form of adhesive.
  • the adhesion provided is sufficiently strong, but quite flexible, allowing the membrane to float relatively freely, and optimising the resultant sound absorption.
  • Some described embodiments involve producing single-side film faced sound absorption material without the need to use either a hot melt film or any additional adhesives, such as adhesive powders, webs, films, or nets. Some described embodiments involve producing double-side film faced sound absorption materials in a single lamination process without the need to use either a hot melt film or any additional adhesives, such as adhesive powders, webs, films or nets. Further embodiments involve two porous bulk absorber layers with a film facing layer therebetween and film facing layers on each outside face of the double-layered porous bulk absorber material.
  • a sound absorption material of the described embodiments can be produced according to method 100, which starts at step 110 by forming and mechanically consolidating or thermally bonding a low density (porous) fibrous web with a plurality of bi-component fibres blended within it.
  • Step 110 may comprise a web forming process 700 as described below in relation to Figure 7 .
  • Each bi-component fibre has a core material and an adhesive sheath, the sheath having a lower melting point than the core material.
  • the blending of the bi-component fibres in the fibrous web may be performed by standard mixing or blending techniques to blend opened staple fibres with a proportion of opened bi-component fibres.
  • the melting point of the sheath material should be sufficiently lower than the melting point of the core material in order to allow the core material to retain structural integrity while the sheath material softens at a temperature around its melting point temperature.
  • the melting point may be 140 to 160°C.
  • temperatures outside this range may still achieve softening of the polyethylene sheath material, while allowing structural integrity of the core material to be retained.
  • a polypropylene sheath material may have a melting temperature in the order of 180°C or so.
  • the temperature at which the sheath material softens depends on the melting point of the particular sheath polymer selected to form the sheath material of the bi-component fibres.
  • the fibrous web can be formed by nonwoven processes including cross-lapping, vertical lapping, needle-punching, air laying or another suitable method of producing a blended web of nonwoven material, combined with appropriate mechanical consolidation or thermal bonding so that the web can be handled.
  • the low density fibrous web formed by this process acts as a porous bulk absorber and has an air flow resistivity of more than 1,000 and less than 60,000 mks Rayls/m.
  • the air flow resistivity may alternatively be between 2,500 and 40,000 mks Rayls/m or between 3,000 and 20,000 mks Rayls/m.
  • the air flow resistivity may alternatively be 5,600 mks Rayls/m.
  • the density of the fibrous web may be between 10kg/m 3 and 120kg/m 3 .
  • the heat may be applied during (or immediately prior to) the application of the facing layer or afterwards.
  • the amount of heating is controlled, and the facing layer is selected, such that under some circumstances only the sheath softens. Under other circumstances, where the facing layer comprises a film layer, the film may also soften to some extent but does not become molten.
  • the temperature of the heating is selected so that the structural integrity of the fibrous web and film laminate is substantially maintained during the heating process.
  • the core material has a sufficiently higher melting point than the sheath material to ensure that the core material substantially retains its structural integrity during the lamination despite the softening sheath.
  • the film layer is selected to be adhesively compatible with the material of the sheath so that an adhesive bond can be created between the sheaths of the bi-component fibres and the film.
  • the sheath and film have relative surface energies such that they are able to form a strong adhesive bond.
  • Suitable combinations of bi-component fibre and film include generally include polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as a core polymer, and another lower melting point polymer as an adhesive sheath, for example:
  • bi-component fibres of different types may be used.
  • 10% CoPET/PET and 20% PE/PET bi-component fibres may be used instead of the fibrous web having 30% PE/PET bi-component fibres.
  • the ratio of bicomponent fibres will generally be selected so that the minimum amount of bicomponent fibre required to achieve suitable adhesion and mechanical integrity is used, so as to minimise cost associated with the more expensive bi-component fibres.
  • the film layer and fibrous web are brought together under low pressure at step 140, for example using a flat bed laminator 850 as shown in Figure 8 , such that at least part of the film layer contacts the softened sheaths of at least some of the bicomponent fibres to form an adhesive bond without substantial compression or plastic deformation of the fibrous web.
  • the pressure applied to the fibrous web is to aid the adhesion of the film to the fibrous web and not to significantly change the thickness of the fibrous web. According to the Examples described herein, compression of the fibrous web and film layer did not result in the formation of a crust within the fibrous web. Formation of a crust would result in having increased stiffness and decreased sound absorption properties.
  • facing layers can be applied to both sides of the fibrous web at step 120 and the double faced fibrous web is heated at step 130 and compressed under relatively low pressure at step 140, as shown and described below in relation to Figure 8 .
  • the double film-faced porous bulk absorber has been found to be even more effective at sound absorption than the single film-faced bulk absorber.
  • the sound absorption material 200 comprises a facing layer 210 and a fibrous web 220 having a number of bi-component fibres 230 blended therein.
  • the facing layer 210 is adhered to the fibrous web 220 by an adhesive bond formed between facing layer 210 and a sheath 211 of some of the bi-component fibres 230 located within fibrous web 220 adjacent the face of fibrous web 220 to which facing layer 210 is applied.
  • Bi-component fibres 230 each have the sheath 211 formed around a core material 212.
  • the sheath 211 has a melting point sufficiently lower than the melting point of core material 212 so that a temperature can be selected at which to melt or soften the sheath material 211 for adhesion to facing layer 210, without substantially affecting the structural integrity of the core material 212.
  • the sound absorption material 200 is shown in Figure 6 as having only a single facing layer 210 applied to one side of the fibrous web 220, another facing layer, either being of the same material as facing layer 210 or another thin facing layer material as described herein, may be applied to the other side of the fibrous web 220, being adhered to the sheath material 211 of the bi-component fibres 230 in a similar manner.
  • the facing layers 210 may have material characteristics suitable for enabling ultrasonic welding of the sound absorption material 200 to a surface, such as a plastic moulding for the door trim of a vehicle.
  • the facing layer must be compatible with the material of the plastic molding substrate, which may in some embodiments comprise talc-filled polypropylene.
  • the sound absorption material 200 may be made to have a density of 350 gsm and be 25mm thick with a double sided film facing layer suitable for ultrasonic welding to vehicle door trims. Provision of the sound absorption material 200 in such a manner can eliminate the need for anti-rattle pads to be applied to the vehicle, thereby reducing vehicle manufacturing costs and reducing the number of components needed to be installed in the vehicle. It has been found that a low density is desirable for achievement of effective sound absorption. This means that thick materials can be achieved with a relatively low amount of fibre, without sacrificing sound absorption for the purposes of achieving such anti-rattle properties.
  • Embodiments of sound absorption materials described herein are generally characterised as being self-laminating as there is no need for adhesives to be used to adhere the facing layers to the fibrous web (except where noted below in relation to sound absorption materials having a double layered fibrous web). Additionally, because the fibrous web used in the sound absorption material 200 or 1000 ( Figure 10 ) is low density, it is possible to manually handle large rolls of such materials without special lifting devices.
  • Facing layer 210 may comprise a thin flexible cast coextruded film, such as is produced by Stellar Films Group of Melbourne, Australia.
  • the film may comprise a three-ply film consisting of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) with an adhesive tie-layer, for example.
  • LLDPE linear low density polyethylene
  • the film may have a small percentage of metallocene LLDPE in it to improve softness and mechanical properties, such as tear strength and elongation and to reduce noise.
  • Other films, such as polypropylene and polyester films may be used in alternative embodiments.
  • metallocene polyolefins can be advantageous as they can provide improved mechanical properties, such as toughness, and can be used at lower thicknesses.
  • Steps 130 and 140 described above in relation to method 100 may be performed simultaneously, for example by having the fibrous web and single or double thin facing layers feed into a flat-bed laminator 850 ( Figure 8 ) for dry lamination between heated Teflon belts.
  • a laminator should allow for the application of gentle pressure over a period of time, so that the integrity of the fibrous web is not affected and the thickness of the fibrous web is not overly reduced during the lamination process.
  • flat bed laminators are suitable.
  • the top belt needs to be prevented from drooping, as this will reduce the thickness of the sound absorption material undesirably.
  • the fibrous web is commonly quite soft and cannot support the belt weight, particularly as the web is heated and the adhesive fibres soften, it is important that the top belt of the laminator does not droop.
  • the flat bed laminator 850 or 950 ( Figure 9 ) is configured to apply a specific temperature and pressure to the fibrous web or webs and film layer or layers for a predetermined period of time (controlled by adjusting the speed of progress of the material through the laminator).
  • the fibrous web 755 comprises a blend of standard polyester fibres 705 and bi-component fibres 707 that are opened and mixed in a bale opener and mixing system 720.
  • the blended fibres are then carded using a carding system 730 before undergoing web formation 740.
  • the output of the web formation 740 may be a vertically lapped but unbonded web 745, which is then passed through a thermal bonding system 750 to provide thermal bonding among the thermoplastic fibres of the vertically lapped web 745.
  • the thermally bonded fibrous web 755 may then be used as the fibrous web 220 as part of the sound absorption material 200.
  • the fibrous web 755 may be used in the formation of sound absorption materials, as shown and described in relation to Figures 8 to 11 .
  • a further film 840 is unwound from a roll 845 and applied to the face of fibrous web 755 that is opposite to the side on which film 815 is applied.
  • Film 840 may be applied to the fibrous web 755 simultaneously with film 815 and film facing layers 815 and 840 are then fed into flat bed laminator 850 together.
  • Flat bed laminator 850 may have separated top and bottom belts 852, each passing over a series of rollers to convey the fibrous web 755 and film facing layers 815, 840 through the laminator 850. Rollers 856 are positioned at the entry of the laminator 850 to lightly press the materials together as they enter the laminator 850. Laminator 850 has a heating section 862 and a cooling section 864 for successively heating then cooling the material layers (755, 815 and 840) as they pass through.
  • a nip roller 868 is located on both top and bottom belts 852 in between the heating and cooling sections 862, 864 to slightly compress the heated material layers (755, 815 and 840) together before they are cooled to fix the adhesion of the bi-component fibres of fibrous web 755 with the respective film layers 815, 840.
  • the heating section 862 of laminator 850 is configured to heat the material to between 40 degrees C and 160 degrees C.
  • System 900 is similar to system 800, except that, instead of film layer 840 being applied to one side of a fibrous web 755A, a double-faced sound absorber 940, such as may be produced by system 800 according to method 100 at step 1110, is applied as a second layer on top of the first fibrous web layer 755A.
  • a double-faced sound absorber 940 such as may be produced by system 800 according to method 100 at step 1110, is applied as a second layer on top of the first fibrous web layer 755A.
  • an activated adhesive such as an adhesive powder, is applied to the exposed side of fibrous web layer 755A prior to application of the double-faced sound absorber and subsequently passing the double-layered fibrous web material through flat bed laminator 950.
  • System 900 comprises a film roll 912 positioned in an unwinder (not shown) to apply (at step 1130) a film 915 as an external facing layer on one side of fibrous web 755A formed by process 700 at step 1120.
  • Fibrous web 755A and film layer 915 are passed through an adhesive applicator 920, such as a powder scattering unit, which scatters or otherwise applies (at step 1140) an adhesive substance 922, such as an adhesive powder, onto the side of the fibrous web 755A opposite to the side to which film 915 is applied.
  • Adhesive substance 922 will generally be applied to an upwardly facing side of fibrous web 755A.
  • Adhesive substance 922 is then activated at step 1150 as it passes through an activation mechanism 930, such as an infra-red heater that transmits infra-red radiation 932 to heat-activate the adhesive substance 922.
  • an activation mechanism 930 such as an infra-red heater that transmits infra-red radiation 932 to heat-activate the adhesive substance 922.
  • a suitable adhesive film may be applied to fibrous web 755A using the adhesive applicator for subsequent activation and adhesion.
  • a roller 945 is used to apply the fibrous web layer 755B onto the exposed side of the first fibrous web layer 755A that has the activated adhesive thereon.
  • the adhesive substance 922 is selected to be adhesively compatible with the film layer 815 and fibrous web 755A.
  • the adhesive substance may comprise, for example, LDPE or polyamide powder.
  • heat may be applied to the top surface to soften the sheath material of the bi-component fibres 230, which can then form a light adhesive bond when film facing layer 815 is lightly pressed together with fibrous web 755A.
  • such embodiments may comprise no additional adhesive beyond the softened bi-component fibres in the fibrous web 755A and may substitute the described heating step for steps 1140 and 1150.
  • Flat bed laminator 950 may have separated top and bottom belts 952, each passing over a series of rollers to convey the fibrous webs 755A, 755B and film facing layers 815, 840 and 915 through the laminator 950.
  • Rollers 956 are positioned at the entry of the laminator 950 to lightly press the materials (755A, 755B, 815, 840 and 915) together (at step 1160) as they enter the laminator 950.
  • Laminator 950 has a heating section 962 and a cooling section 964 for successively heating then cooling the material layers (755A, 755B, 815, 840 and 915) as they pass through.
  • a nip roller 968 is located on both top and bottom belts 952 in between the heating and cooling sections 962, 964 to slightly compress the heated material layers (755A, 755B, 815, 840 and 915) together at step 1170 before they are cooled at step 1180 to fix the adhesion of the bi-component fibres of fibrous web 755A with the film layer 915.
  • the pressing at step 1160 and light compression at step 1170 also serves to aid adhesion of the film layer 815 with fibrous web 755A by means of the adhesive substance 922.
  • the heating section 962 of laminator 950 is configured to heat the material to between 140 degrees C and 160 degrees C.
  • Conveyors may be used to carry the fibrous web layer 755A and film layer 915 into flat bed laminator 950, along with the preformed sound absorption material 940 comprising the second layer of fibrous web 755B with film layers 815 and 840, for heating and slight compression (at steps 1160 and 1170).
  • the flat bed laminator 950 applies a relatively low pressure to these materials to achieve adhesion between the fibrous web 755A and film layer 815 via adhesive substance 922 and between fibrous web 755A and film 915 via adhesion of the sheath material of the bi-component fibres blended into fibrous web 755A with film layer 915.
  • FIG. 10 The output of flat bed laminator 950 is shown in a larger scale in Figure 10 as double layered sound absorption material 1000.
  • Figure 10 is not to-scale and is provided for illustrative purposes, not as a physically and dimensionally accurate representation of the described embodiments.
  • Some embodiments employ vertical lapping as part of the web formation process, so the vertically oriented wave forms in fibrous webs 755A and 755B illustrated in Figure 10 are intended only to indicate this vertical lapping as one kind of possible web form, rather than to illustrate a specific fibre shape, structure or dimension.
  • Sound absorption material 1000 has two fibrous web layers 755A and 755B, with a thin facing layer 815 therebetween and thin facing layers 840 and 915 on the outer faces of the resultant composite sound absorption material 1000.
  • an adhesive layer may be formed by adhesive powder 922 or another adhesive substance.
  • Sound absorption material 1000 may have a thickness X of 10 mm to 80 mm, for example.
  • Fibrous web layers 755A and 755B may have approximately the same thickness or may have different thicknesses.
  • thin facing layers 815, 840 and 915 may comprise essentially the same material or may be formed of different materials, provided that those materials are adhesively compatible with the sheath material of the bi-component fibres blended into the fibrous web layers 755A and 755B.
  • fibrous webs were prepared, each being a vertically lapped thermally bonded non-woven web with a nominal web weight of between 200 gsm and 400 gsm and approximately 3-5mm thicker than the required finished product.
  • Some of the fibrous webs (Blend 1) have a staple polyester fibre blended with a bi-component adhesive fibre comprising a co-polyester sheath and polyester core.
  • the remaining fibrous webs (Blend 2) have a polyester fibre blended with an adhesive fibre consisting of a polyethylene sheath with a polyester core in lieu of the polyester bi-component fibre. Details of each Blend appear in Table 1 below.
  • Plastic films were then laminated to the webs using a Schaetti flat-bed laminator. Similar laminators are provided by Meyer, Reliant and Glenro. In each case, the laminator belts were heated and the belt height was set to the required finished thickness. The samples were run through the laminator at a speed of 5m/minute.
  • Comparative examples were produced using conventional adhesive-type films that are reactivated by the heat of the dry-lamination process.
  • LLDPE linear low density polyethylene
  • the same LLDPE film was laminated to Blend 2 during the lamination process and adhered successfully without the need for adhesive powder, referred to as Examples 2, 5 and 8 during testing.
  • the PE sheath on the PE/PET bi-component binder has a lower melting point than the LLDPE film and suitable melt-flow and adhesive properties that render it as an excellent adhesive for LLDPE film, thus providing an adhesive that is incorporated into the web itself, making it unnecessary to use a thermoplastic adhesive film, or an additional adhesive, such as an adhesive powder.
  • a further LLDPE film layer was laminated to the other side of the laminate to form a double sided product, referred to as Example 10 during testing.
  • Example 8 increased sound absorption can be seen in the self-laminating web (Example 8), compared to powder laminated (Example 6) and hot melt films (Example 7).
  • the sound absorption is greater than for previous examples, due to the higher web density compared to those examples.
  • Example 6 has a web density of 400gsm whilst Example 8 has a web density of only 350gsm. Both use the same film laminated with either powder or with the self-laminating web.
  • the sound absorption is still significantly less than for Example 8, indicating that the improvement in sound absorption through the use of the self-laminating web is significantly greater than achieved by an increase in web weight.
  • Example 10 demonstrates a large increase in sound absorption compared to Example 9. Again this is despite the higher mass of the web in Example 9, which would normally imply greater sound absorption.
  • Blend 1 e.g. 15%
  • Blend 2 e.g. 15%
  • Example 11 two layers of film faced sound absorption materials were combined, one on top of the other, as shown and described in relation to Figures 9 , 10 and 11 .
  • the sound absorption was measured according to ISO 1050, but only using a small 27mm tube.
  • the material properties of the double-layered sound absorption material are provided in Table 2 below.
  • Acoustic weight efficiency is defined as the noise reduction coefficient (NRC) divided by the mass of the material.
  • the NRC is the average of the sound absorption coefficients measured at each of the frequencies of 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz.
  • the acoustic weight efficiency of some described embodiments and/or samples is appreciably higher than commercial products, such as acoustic felts produced by The Smith Family of Sydney, Australia.
  • the inventors consider that the described embodiments provide sound absorption materials that provide higher sound absorption performance with lighter weight. This feature can be important in automotive applications as a weight reduction can improve the fuel economy of vehicles using sound absorption materials.

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  1. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines schallabsorbierenden Materials, wobei das Verfahren Folgendes aufweist:
    Bilden einer Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte, um als poröser Volumenabsorbier zu wirken, wobei die Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte eine Dichte von mehr als 10 kg/m3 und weniger als 120 kg/m3 hat und einen Anteil von Bikomponentenfasern enthält, wobei jede Bikomponentenfaser ein Kernmaterial und ein Klebemantelmaterial um das Kernmaterial hat, wobei das Klebemantelmaterial einen niedrigeren Schmelzpunkt hat als das Kernmaterial,
    Auftragen einer dünnen Deckschicht direkt auf die Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte, wobei die dünne Deckschicht mit dem Klebemantelmaterial klebekompatibel ist und eine Dicke von zwischen 5 und 100 Mikrometern hat,
    Erwärmen der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte auf eine Temperatur, die ausreicht, um das Klebemantelmaterial von zumindest einigen der Bikomponentenfasern zum Kleben an die dünne Deckschicht zu erweichen,
    Zusammenpressen der dünnen Deckschicht und der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte derart unter niedrigem Druck, dass zumindest ein Teil der Deckschicht das erweichte Klebemantelmaterial von zumindest einigen der Bikomponentenfasern direkt berührt, um eine Klebebindung zwischen der dünnen Deckschicht und der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte zu bilden.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine Dicke der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte nach dem Pressen um 5% bis 80% bezüglich der Dicke der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte vor dem Pressen verringert ist.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Deckschicht eine erste Deckschicht ist, die auf eine erste Fläche der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte aufgetragen wird, und das Verfahren ferner ein Auftragen einer zweiten Deckschicht direkt auf eine zweite Fläche der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte aufweist, wobei die zweite Deckschicht mit dem Klebemantelmaterial klebekompatibel ist.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 3, das ferner ein derartiges Zusammenpressen der zweiten Deckschicht und der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte unter niedrigem Druck aufweist, dass zumindest ein Teil der zweiten Deckschicht den erweichten Klebemantel von zumindest einigen der Bikomponentenfasern berührt, um eine Klebebindung zwischen der zweiten Deckschicht und der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte zu bilden.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, wobei die Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte eine erste Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte ist und das Verfahren ferner ein Zusammenpressen einer zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte mit der zweiten Deckschicht unter niedrigem Druck aufweist, um eine erste Seite der zweiten Faserbahn leicht an die zweite Deckschicht zu binden, wobei die zweite Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte einen Anteil von Bikomponentenfasern aufweist, die jeweils ein Kernmaterial und ein Klebemantelmaterial um das Kernmaterial haben, wobei das Klebemantelmaterial einen niedrigeren Schmelzpunkt hat als das Kernmaterial.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, das ferner vor dem Zusammenpressen der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte mit der zweiten Deckschicht; ein Erwärmen der ersten Seite der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte aufweist, um das Klebemantelmaterial der Bikomponentenfasern in der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte derart zu erweichen, dass eine Klebebindung zwischen der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte und der zweiten Deckschicht gebildet werden kann, wenn sie unter niedrigem Druck zusammengepresst werden.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, das ferner vor dem Zusammenpressen der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte mit der zweiten Deckschicht ein Auftragen einer Klebesubstanz auf die erste Seite der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte aufweist, wobei die Klebesubstanz mit der zweiten Deckschicht klebekompatibel ist.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, 6 oder 7, das ferner Folgendes aufweist: Auftragen einer dritten Deckschicht auf eine zweite Seite der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte, wobei die dritte Deckschicht mit dem Mantelmaterial der Bikomponentenfasern der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte klebekompatibel ist, Erwärmen der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte auf eine Temperatur, die ausreicht, um das Mantelmaterial von zumindest einigen der Bikomponentenfasern zu erweichen, und derartiges Zusammenpressen der dritten Deckschicht und der zweiten Faserbahn unter niedrigem Druck, dass zumindest ein Teil der dritten Deckschicht das erweichte Mantelmaterial von zumindest einigen der Bikomponentenfasern berührt, um eine Klebebindung zwischen der dritten Deckschicht und der zweiten Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte zu bilden.
  9. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei die Klebebindung zwischen der dünnen Deckschicht und der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte derart ist, dass die dünne Deckschicht an die Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte derart gebunden ist, dass es der dünnen Deckschicht erlaubt ist, relativ zu der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte frei zu schweben, während weiterhin eine Befestigung dazu aufrechterhalten wird.
  10. Schallabsorbierendes Material, das durch das Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9 gebildet ist.
  11. Schallabsorbierendes Material, das Folgendes aufweist:
    eine Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte, um als poröser Volumenabsorber zu wirken, wobei die Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte eine Dichte von mehr als 10 kg/m3 und weniger als 120 kg/m3 hat und einen Anteil von Bikomponentenfasern enthält, wobei jede Bikomponentenfaser ein Kernmaterial und ein Klebemantelmaterial um das Kernmaterial hat, wobei das Klebemantelmaterial einen niedrigeren Schmelzpunkt hat als das Kernmaterial, und
    eine dünne Deckschicht, die an die Faserbahn durch eine Klebebindung geklebt ist, die durch das Klebemantelmaterial von zumindest einigen der Bikomponentenfasern und die dünne Deckschicht gebildet ist, wobei die dünne Deckschicht eine Dicke von zwischen 5 und 100 Mikrometern hat.
  12. Material nach Anspruch 11, wobei die dünne Deckschicht ein Material aufweist, das aus der Gruppe ausgewählt ist, die aus Polymerfilmen, -folien und - geweben besteht.
  13. Material nach Anspruch 11 oder 12, wobei die dünne Deckschicht Material aufweist, das aus der Gruppe ausgewählt ist, die aus Polyethylen, Polyester, Polyamid und Polypropylen besteht.
  14. Material nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 13, wobei das Mantelmaterial der Bikomponentenfasern aus der Gruppe ausgewählt ist, die aus Polyethylen, Polyamid, Polypropylen und Co-Polyester besteht.
  15. Schallabsorbierendes Material nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 14, wobei die Klebebindung zwischen der dünnen Deckschicht und der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte derart ist, dass die dünne Deckschicht an die Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte derart gebunden ist, dass es der dünnen Deckschicht erlaubt ist, relativ zu der Faserbahn mit niedriger Dichte frei zu schweben, während weiterhin eine Befestigung dazu aufrechterhalten wird.
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